Quote:EXCLUDES (items not to copy over from source)
smb://<server>/<sharename>/xbmc/skin/Project Mayhem III/Home.XML
smb://<server>/<sharename>/xbmc/scripts/
smb://<server>/<sharename>/xbmc/UserData/guisettings.xml

Could I just clarify:

Your example of excludes, is list of saved files/folder you'd like to copy from your smb location over the new installation after the extraction is complete ?

My confusion is because that reads just like what you want you INCLUDE list to do too ?

As it stands, the downloaded rar is extracted to its own folder, it doesn't overwrite anything. So I think the list you propose, really only are INCLUDES, those that you want copying (to the new build) from your own smb location ?